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IUAPPA / NACA CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
1-3 October 2008

 

WEDNESDAY 1 OCTOBER 2008

 

10:00

Registration starts

 

12:00

Lunch – Marquis

 

OPENING PLENARY SESSION - Emnotweni Arena

13:00

Welcome by Chair of the Conference Organising Committee  Abel Sakhau

13:05

Welcome by Chair of the NACA National Council  Frank Schwegler

13:10

Welcome by President of IUAPPA  Alan Gertler

13:20

Opening by Deputy Minister: Environmental Affairs and Tourism

13:35

Invited address: Feedback from DEAT Lekgotla and Progress on Air Quality Policy and Management in South Africa  Peter Lukey, Director General: Air Quality Management and Climate Change, Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism

14:05

Keynote address: International Perspective on African Air Pollution Management  Prof Sarah Feresu, University of Zimbabwe 

 

14:50

Tea/coffee

 

Chair: Hanlie-Liebenberg-Enslin, Airshed Planning Professionals

15:10

Keynote address: Air Quality Management in Rapidly Developing Cities: The Experience of Asia  Cornie Huizenga, Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities

15:55

Invited address: Air Quality Modelling in Urban Areas  Joseph S. Scire, Vice President, Atmospheric Studies Group, TRC

16:40

Negotiating Air Pollution Strategies at the Regional Level  Lars Nordberg, Former Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Europe’s Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution

17:10

NACA AGM

   

18:30

Ice Breaker – Lowveld National Botanical Garden

Sponsored by Anglo Coal

  

THURSDAY 2 OCTOBER 2008 - Cinema complex

 

URBAN AIR QUALITY 1
Cinema 4
Chair: Steve Hart, Vice President, IUAPPA (Canada)

REGIONAL AIR QUALITY
Cinema 3
Chair: Prof Kobus Pienaar, North-West University

8:30

Air Quality Management Planning for Urban Areas Around the World  Bjarne Sivertsen

8:30

Airborne Imaging DOAS: A Bridge Between In-Stack and Satellite Measurements  Abel Moatshe

8:45

Policy Options for the Effective Management of the Air Quality Impacts Arising from the Exhaust Emissions of Road-Going Vehicles in South Africa  Tsietsi Mahema

8:45

The Atmospheric Nitrogen Budget over the South African Highveld  Kirsten Ferguson

9:00

Analysis of Ambient Air Concentration of PM10 and NO2 with respect to the Control Measures of Seoul, Korea  Young Sunwoo

9:00

The European Standard based on AOT40 is Inadequate to Protect Vegetation Against Ozone  Alessandro de Marco

9:15

Air Pollution in Dense Low-Income Settlements in South Africa  Gerrit Kornelius

9:15

Generating Emissions and Meteorology to Model the Impacts of Biomass Burning Emissions on Regional Air Quality in South Africa  Warren Carter

9:30

Qala Coal: An Alternative Domestic Alternative Energy Source  Malusi Buthelezi

9:30

Spatial and Temporal Assessment of Pollutants in the Mpumalanga Highveld Priority Area, South Africa  Alexandra Lourens

9:45

Development of an Air Quality Control Model for the Management of Exposure to Indoor Airborne Biological Hazards in Residential and Industrial Buildings in South Africa  Archie Bethelezi

9:45

Characterisation of Ambient Particulate Matter Obtained from the Dunswart Industrial Area in Benoni  Shadung Moja

10:00

Formaldehyde Toxicology: Occupational versus Environmental HAP?  Sean Doel

10:00

Discussion

 

10:15

Tea/coffee and poster viewing

 

AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT
Cinema 4
Chair: Phil Mulligan, Chief Executive of Environmental Protection – UK

URBAN AIR QUALITY 2: MODELLING AND MONITORING
Cinema 3
Chair: Prof Mark Zunckel, uMoya-NILU

10:45

A Critical Evaluation of Air Quality Management in South Africa  Hanlie Liebenberg-Enslin

10:45

Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality Air Quality Emission Inventory  Claire Rautenbach

11:00

10 Years of Air Quality Management in the UK: A Model for the South African National Framework on Air Quality  Enda Hayes

11:00

Assessment of the Contribution of the Coal-Fired Boilers Emissions on the Overall Air Quality in Joburg  Xolile Mabusela

11:15

A Resource Allocation Model to Support Air Quality Management in South Africa  Urishanie Govender

11:15

Ambient Air Quality Monitoring in Johannesburg with Special Reference to Passive Sampling of SO2 and NO2  Gideon Slabbert

11:30

Helping AQ Managers Identify Vulnerable Communities Caradee Wright

11:30

Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling for the City of Johannesburg

Maluta Mbedzi


11:45

The South African Air Quality Information System (SAAQIS) Capacity Development Programme  Nokulunga Ngcukana

11:45

Evaluation of the Integrated Modelling Tool AirQUIS for the South Durban Basin  Nozipho Khathi

12:00

Cape Winelands District Municipality Air Quality Management Plan Nicola Walton

12:00

Air Quality Modelling for Maseru in Lesotho Mosiwa Miloane

 

12:15

Lunch – Marquis

 

INDUSTRIAL AIR QUALITY
Cinema 4
Chair: Mazwendoda Lushaba, DEAT

MONITORING METHODS
Cinema 5
Chair: Grant Ravenscroft, Ecoserv

IUAPPA SPECIAL SESSION: TRANSPORT
Cinema 3
Chair: Alan Gertler, President, IUAPPA

13:15

Power Generation vs Air Quality (The Standoff)  Stuart Thompson

13:15

International Traceability for Carbon Monoxide Measurements: CCQM-K51  Mellisa Janse van Rensburg

13:15

Welcome to the Seminar  Richard Mills, Secretary General, IUAPPA

Chairman’s Introduction: Reflections from Cairo and Hyderabad  Alan Gertler, President, IUAPPA

13:30

Measures to Reduce Ground-Level Concentrations of Emissions from Coal-Fired Power Stations  Kristy Ross

13:30

Traceability in the Calibration of Instruments used to Measure Ozone  Nompumelelo Leshabane

Seminar Session 1: Air pollution challenges and experience of managing them in large urban areas

13:45

Management Interventions Addressing Cement Kilns Emissions to Improve Air Quality  Mike Kearns

13:45

Primary Reference Materials for Air Pollution Monitoring  James Tshilongo

13:35

An Overview of Urban Air Pollution Problems and Emerging Solutions: Conclusions from the IUAPPA Transport Seminar Series  Professor John Murlis, University College London, UK

14:00

Progress made in the North-West Province to Assess Emissions from Scheduled Processes and its Potential Impact on Ambient Air Quality  Jan Potgieter

14:00

New Methods and Standards for Fine Dust Monitoring  Hans Grimm

 

13:50

Urban Air Pollution in the Rapidly Growing Cities of the Africa, Prof. J.J. Cumbane, Eduardo Mondlane University, Mozambique

14:15

Managing the Influence which a Change in Management could have on Managerial Requirements  Nishi Haripursad

14:15

Measurement of Hydrocarbons in Urban Environment  Ingolf Kahl

14:20

Experience in Managing Traffic Pollution in Large Urban Areas  Cornie Huizenga, CAI-Asian Cities

14:30

Improvements in Emissions Abatement in the Cement Industry through the Co-Processing of Waste  Egmont Ottermann

14:30

Ground-based UV Imaging Cameras for Industrial Gas and Particle Measurements  Fred Prata

14:45

A Case for Thermal Oxidisers in VOC Abatement  Karen Rowe

14:45

Challenges and Lessons Learnt from Baseline Air Quality Monitoring Adam Bennett

14:50

Discussion: Issues and Experiences

15:00

Extraction for Metallurgical Furnace Systems  Gerard Pretorius

15:00

Improving Ambient Air Quality Monitoring through 'Service to Customer' Principles using ISO as a Benchmark  BS Nxasana

 

15:15

Tea/coffee and poster viewing

15:05

Tea/coffee

 

CLIMATE CHANGE
Cinema 4
Chair: Deidre Herbst, Eskom

IUAPPA SPECIAL SESSION: TRANSPORT CONT.
Cinema 3

15:45

The Co-benefits Approach to Air Quality Management and Climate Change Mitigation in the Road Transportation and Industrial Sectors  Tirusha Thambiran

Session 2: Finding Solutions for Africa

16:00

GHG Inventory for South Africa  Rina Taviv

15:25

Experience in Managing Diesel Vehicle Emissions through Roadside Testing and Other Interventions  David Oliver, Regional Air Quality Practitioner, City Health Department, City of Cape Town, Management Transport Department

16:15

The Potential Impact from Increased Use of Wood Fuelled Biomass on Local Air Quality in London: Lessons o Exchange with Mega-Cities in Developing Countries Enda Hayes

15:50

Cleaner Fuels for the Future – Where to from here?  Anton Moldan, South African Petroleum Industry Association

16:30

South African Centre for Carbon Capture and Storage  AD Surridge

16:15

Developing emission reduction strategies for public transport fleets in Africa, Asteria Mlambo , Head of Transportation Unit and Coordinator Dar Rapid Transit Project – DART, Dar es Salaam City Council

16:45

Carbon Offsets through Forest Rejuvenation: A Case Study of the Ferncliffe Nature Reserve Meggan Lewis

16:45

Discussion: Reducing pollution in practice

17:00

Close

17:00

Close

 

18:30 for 19:00

Gala dinner – Emnotweni Arena

Sponsored by the South African Weather Service and Eskom

 

FRIDAY 3 OCTOBER 2008 - Emnotweni Arena

 

08:30

Invited address: Air Pollution in South Africa: Which Currency for a Life?  Dr Willem van Niekerk, Infotox

 

09:15

IUAPPA SPECIAL SESSION

LINKING AIR POLLUTION AND CLIMATE CHANGE: THE CHALLENGE FOR AFRICA

Chair: Richard Mills

09:20

Integrating Climate Change and Air Pollution Strategies: Recommendations from the Global Atmospheric Pollution Forum Stockholm Conference  Jeff Clark, US EPA/Global Atmospheric Pollution Forum Secretariat

09:40

Perspectives on Implementing Co-benefits Approaches in Asian Cities  Cornie Huizenga, Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities

10:00

Climate Change and Co-benefits Issues for Southern Africa  Prof Stuart Piketh, University of the Witwatersrand

10:20

The Way Forward  Richard Mills, Director-General, IUAPPA

Panel Participants: Lars Nordberg, Former Executive Secretary, UN Economic Commission for Europe’s Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution; Prof. Sara Feresu, University of Zimbabwe and Air Pollution Information Network for Africa

 

10:50

Tea/coffee

 

11:15

Summary of Conference Outcomes  Keynote Speakers

11:30

Awards for Best Papers  Hanlie Liebenberg-Enslin

11:40

Thank You

11:50

IUAPPA’s Future Programme in Africa  Richard Mills, Director-General, IUAPPA

12:00

Announcement of 2010 IUAPPA World Congress in Vancouver

 

Announcement of 2010 NACA Conference

12:10

Close of conference

 

12:15

Lunch

 

 
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